Tri-City Sun

There were 11,430 students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 87.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Midland County schools, followed by 4.1% of Hispanic students, 3.8% of multiracial students, 2.4% of Asian students, 1.8% of African American students, 0.3% of American Indian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

H. H. Dow High School had the highest enrollment among Midland County's 27 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,268 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
H. H. Dow High School	1,243	1,268	2
Midland High School	1,238	1,157	-6.5
Jefferson Middle School	905	903	-0.2
Northeast Middle School	836	856	2.4
Central Park Elementary School	604	639	5.8
Siebert School	605	605	0
Woodcrest Elementary School	593	586	-1.2
Meridian Elementary School	530	543	2.5
Bullock Creek High School	518	490	-5.4
Adams Elementary School	482	475	-1.5
Plymouth Elementary School	440	439	-0.2
Chestnut Hill School	428	422	-1.4
Meridian Early College High School	436	408	-6.4
Meridian Junior High School	368	396	7.6
Bullock Creek Middle School	381	371	-2.6
Coleman Elementary School	335	325	-3
Floyd School	303	307	1.3
Bullock Creek Elementary School	283	291	2.8
Coleman Junior-Senior High School	293	284	-3.1
Pine River Elementary School	229	238	3.9
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	155	170	9.7
Academic and Career Education Academy	102	100	-2
Windover High School	90	61	-32.2
Pre-Primary Center at Carpenter Street School	60	57	-5
Post Secondary Transition Program	30	24	-20
Juvenile Care Center	28	15	-46.4